Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church | |
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Born | Thomas Richard McMillen June 17, 1960 Woodland, California, U.S. |
Education | Harlingen High School |
Alma mater | University of North Texas |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Partner | Mia Zottoli (2002-2008) |
Children | 2[1] |
Thomas Haden Church (born Thomas Richard McMillen;
Early life
Church was born Thomas Richard McMillen on June 17, 1960, in Woodland, Yolo County, California,[4] to Maxine (née Sanders; 1936–2021)[5] and Carlos "Carl" Richard McMillen (1936-2008), who served for eight years in the Marines and who was on active duty at the end of the Korean War; after 1962, Carl worked as a surveyor.[6] Church's parents divorced and his mother moved to Laredo, Texas. She remarried in 1969, to widower George A. Quesada, a veteran of an Army Air Forces reconnaissance unit which served in Guam in World War II.[7] Church took his stepfather's surname for a time but changed it to 'Haden Church', extracted from the names of other relatives, when people found 'Quesada' difficult to pronounce.[2] He left high school in 1977 to work in the oil fields of Louisiana, but he returned to graduate from Harlingen High School in 1979. He attended the University of North Texas while living in Dallas.[2]
Career
Church started in the entertainment business as a radio personality and doing
He worked in television for two more seasons, with a lead role in
Church bought a ranch in
In 2003, director Alexander Payne called him regarding the role of Jack, the selfish best friend of Paul Giamatti's character, in Sideways. During the audition, Church stripped naked to read the audition scene, later saying "To me, it was painfully obvious... I was reading the scene where Jack comes in naked and there has to be in-born vulnerability in the scene."[8] (He later found that he was the only actor to strip down for the audition).[10] Sideways earned acclaim for Church; he won an IFP Independent Spirit Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He has since appeared in films such as
In 2005, he was invited to join the
In December 2021, it was announced that Church will star alongside Toni Collette and Anna Faris in the comedy film The Estate, directed by Dean Craig.[17]
In March 2023, he appeared as Lloyd in Acidman.
Personal life
Church lives on his 2,000-acre (810 ha) ranch near Kerrville, Texas.[8][18] During the filming of Divorce, he rented a house in New Rochelle, New York.[19] He has two children from a former relationship with Mia Zottoli. Church has never married.[1][20][18] Church's father, Carl, died in 2008,[6] and his stepfather, George, died in 2012.[7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Gypsy Angels | Roommate | 1989 Version uncredited |
1993 | Tombstone | Billy Clanton | |
1995 | Demon Knight | Roach | |
1997 | George of the Jungle | Lyle Van de Groot | |
One Night Stand | Don | ||
1998 | Susan's Plan | Dr. Chris Stillman | |
Free Money | Larry Lundstrom | ||
1999 | Goosed | Steven Troy | |
2000 | The Specials | The Strobe | |
2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | US Marshal Quigley | |
Monkeybone | Death's Assistant | Uncredited | |
2002 | Lone Star State of Mind | Killer | |
The Badge | David Hardwick | ||
2003 | Rolling Kansas | Agent Madsen / Trooper | Uncredited Also writer/director |
George of the Jungle 2 | Lyle Van de Groot | Direct-to-video | |
2004 | Serial Killing 4 Dummys | Vince Grimaldi | |
Sideways | Jack Cole | ||
Spanglish | Mike | ||
2006 | Over the Hedge | Dwayne | Voice |
Idiocracy | Brawndo CEO | ||
Charlotte's Web | Brooks | Voice | |
2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Flint Marko / Sandman | |
2008 | Smart People | Chuck Wetherhold | |
2009 | Don McKay | Don McKay | Also executive producer |
Imagine That | Johnny Whitefeather | ||
Aliens in the Attic | Tazer | Voice | |
All About Steve | Hartman | ||
2010 | Easy A | Mr. Griffith | |
2011 | Another Happy Day | Paul | |
Killer Joe | Ansel Smith | ||
We Bought a Zoo | Duncan Mee | ||
2012 | John Carter | Tal Hajus | |
2013 | Whitewash | Bruce Landry | |
Lucky Them | Charlie | ||
2014 | Heaven Is for Real | Jay Wilkins | |
2015 | Max | Ray Wincott | |
Daddy's Home | Leo Holt | ||
2016 | Cardboard Boxer | Willie | |
2017 | Crash Pad | Grady Dott | |
2019 | The Peanut Butter Falcon | Clint / The Salt Water Redneck | |
Hellboy | Lobster Johnson | ||
2020 | The 24th | Col. Norton | |
2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Flint Marko / Sandman | Voice and archive footage[21][22] |
2022 | Acidman | Lloyd | |
2023 | Accidental Texan | Merle Luskey | |
2024 | Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
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Post-production | |
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2
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Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Protect and Surf | Dwight Jesmer | Television film |
21 Jump Street | Tony | Episode: "Eternal Flame" | |
Cheers | Gordie Brown | Episode: "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice" | |
China Beach | Jack Daniels | Episode: "China Man" | |
Booker | Leon Ross | 2 episodes | |
1990–1995 | Wings | Lowell Mather | 123 episodes |
1992 | Flying Blind | Jonathan | 2 episodes |
1993 | Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert | Nelson Hareem | Television film |
1995–1997 | Ned and Stacey | Ned Dorsey | 46 episodes |
1995 | Partners | Episode: "City Hall" | |
1998 | Mr. Murder | Drew Oslett Jr. | Television film |
2001 | Gary & Mike | Additional voices | Episode: "Washington D.C." |
The Cartoon Cartoon Show | Doo Dah (voice) | Episode: "Yee Hah & Doo Dah: Bronco Breakin' Boots" | |
Going to California | Schwee | Episode: "Apocalypse Cow" | |
2003 | Miss Match | Andrew Horn | Episode: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker; Uncredited |
Lucky | Bobby Blaine | Episode: "The Method" | |
2004 | Teen Titans | Killer Moth (voice) | Episode: "Date with Destiny" |
2006 | Broken Trail | Tom Harte | Television miniseries; 2 episodes |
2010 | Zombie Roadkill | Ranger Chet Masterson | Television miniseries; 6 episodes |
2012 | Regular Show | Quillgin (voice) | Episode: "The Christmas Special" |
2016–2019 | Divorce | Robert Dufresne | 24 episodes; Also executive producer |
2021 | Nature | Narrator | Episode: "Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas" |
2023 | Twisted Metal | Agent Stone | Main role |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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1990 | Ys | Goban Toba | English dub; Credited as Thomas H. Church |
2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Flint Marko / Sandman |
Awards and nominations
Church has received multiple awards and nominations for his roles in both television and film. He earned an
References
- ^ a b How did Thomas Haden Church land his role on Divorce? 'I was age-appropriate', Oct. 2016 in the Guardian: As he points out, he has never been divorced (or married). "But I did go through a pretty significant upheaval several years ago. I have an ex with two children. So having gone through something as sort of life-changing as that myself ... " he trails off a bit, sounding uncomfortable, and pivots to something less personal.
- ^ a b c Buck, Jerry (August 3, 1992). "'Wings' Character Stumbles, But He's Not Stupid, Star Says". Deseret News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
His birth name was McMillen, but he took his stepfather's name of Quesada. He changed it to Thomas Haden Church 'because nobody could spell Quesada or pronounce it.'
- ^ "Thomas Haden Church". TV Guide. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "Thomas Haden Church". AllMovie. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Maxine S. Quesada Obituary". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ a b "Carl Richard McMillen, 71". Bonner County Daily Bee. April 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "George A. Quesada". Denton Record-Chronicle. July 18, 2012. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Pilkington, Ed (May 16, 2008). "Naked ambition". The Guardian. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
- ^ "Overheard with Evan Smith". January 12, 2017.
- ^ Ascher-Walsh, Rebecca (April 10, 2008). "Thomas Haden Church's choice career". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
- ^ "Spider-Man 3 Interviews: Thomas Haden Church - SuperHeroHype". Superherohype.com. April 22, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ Macready, Melody (January 10, 2021). "Spider-Man: 5 Ways Sandman Was The Best Villain Of The Trilogy (& 5 Ways It Will Always Be Doc Ock)". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Betancourt, David; Cavna, Michael (December 20, 2021). "The Top 6 Spider-Man Movie Villains, Ranked". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Benjamin Bullard (2022-01-03). "Turns out one of Spider-Man: No Way Home's big bads wasn't needed on the movie set". SYFY Official Site. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Thomas Haden Church vs Joe the Plumber". Funnyordie.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ "FEARnet Goes to Church for Zombie Roadkill", dreadcentral.com; accessed June 10, 2014.
- ^ Dalton, Ben (December 2, 2021). "Toni Collette, Anna Faris, Thomas Haden Church set to star in UK-US comedy 'The Estate'". Screen Daily.
- ^ a b Goldman, Andrew (May 23, 2007). "Church's Doctrine: Thomas Haden Church tells us why he loves older women and making out". Elle. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Thomas Haden Church on Filming 'Divorce' in Westchester". 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Thomas Haden Church's choice career". Los Angeles Times. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2017 – via LA Times.
- ^ "Spider-Man: No Way Home Reuses Footage From Past Spider-Man Movies". Marvel. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Looks Like No Way Home Reused Spider-Man 3 Sandman Scenes". Screen Rant. 26 December 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "9th Annual Film Awards (2004) – Online Film & Television Association". www.oftaawards.com. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ "11th Annual TV Awards (2006-07) – Online Film & Television Association". www.oftaawards.com. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
External links
- Media related to Thomas Haden Church at Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Haden Church at IMDb